Hungarian culture is filled with little traditions, prophecies and superstitions that provide a little, funny guidance on how to live a life filled with luck, love and fortune! Here are 11 of our favourites.

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After buying a home recently in Budapest, I was struck by how many basics of "home selling" were missing. Things like tidying up before a potential buyer comes, or doing very basic renovations or "salesy" things like washing the dishes, or putting out fresh towels, or not having a porn calendar hanging on the kitchen wall. A very kind friend of mine who has a real estate blog, published my 13 tips for home selling on his site. Hope it helps! In case you speak Hungarian, here are my thoughts:

One of the frustrating things about Budapest is that you can’t capture all of its major landmarks in one photo, despite many of them being so close together. There’s nowhere you can stand where you can take a photo that includes all four of the most famous bridges, that also includes the Liberty Statue and the Buda Castle plus the Parliament building on the other side of the Danube. Even if you’re on a rooftop, there’s a bend in the river that means something is always obscured.Unfortunately, this is not just what Budapest is like when trying to capture the city in one says-it-all photo. Even when you’ve been here for a while, you can’t shake that feeling that you’re missing something special behind just one more of those 100+ year-old façades. One somewhat forgotten cultural institution, that had its glory days in 20th century Budapest, is just one example. The Fészek Artists’ Club is where painters and playwrights, musicians and muses, writers and renegades have met since 1901 to share their art and ideas, and – during the socialist years – share their frank views in the safety of its four walls.

Libraries are enjoying a new wave of popularity. A place for quiet reading, intense studying or painstaking research. Despite the digital revolution, people are returning to libraries to access works that aren't available online or just to enjoy the atmosphere of these tranquil spots. Budapest is lucky enough to have what are undoubtedly some of the world's most beautiful libraries, and many are protected monuments of national importance (what's known as a "műemlék" in Hungarian). Enjoy our photos, and if you get a chance, you should visit some of Budapest's stunning libraries.

No matter your budget, there's no reason you can't sleep in style. Here are 5 terrific design hostels in Budapest, that will have you looking forward to getting "home" after a long day of sight-seeing. Here, we've selected hostels that haven't just shoved 12 bunks into a small dorm room, but instead have really focused on stylish interiors, fun themes and beautiful finishes. All of these are centrally located, budget-friendly and beautifully designed. Enjoy your stay in Budapest!

Ask pretty much anyone what they recommend you do in Budapest and they’ll likely suggest a night out at Szimpla Kert. The iconic party place is undoubtedly the city’s most famous nightspot, and has inspired wave after wave of “ruin pubs” that have popped up in the years since it opened. We sat down with one of the owners, Ábel Zsendovits, to talk about the role Szimpla has played in Budapest becoming one of Europe's top tourist destinations, particularly among young people. While you might think he’s too busy running his Szimpla empire to have a lemonade with us, he was generous with his time.

It seems that many love Budapest just as much as we do! But don't just trust our word for it, check out what these famous people have to say about the Hungarian capital. While many movie stars, musicians and sports stars have visited the city, there are a few that have really made a special mention of why and how much they love Budapest. If you have heard of any more, let us know in the comments below.

Easter - or "Húsvét" in Hungarian - is an important cultural and Christian tradition that's steeped in traditions and abundant in yummy food. This year, Easter is held across April 5 and 6 with both Easter Sunday and Monday marked as public holidays in Hungary. While Monday is the day when much of the Easter-related traditions take place there's special Easter programs over the whole of this Easter weekend starting on Friday. Here we introduce the traditions, the typical Hungarian Easter food and the Easter events taking place in Budapest and around regional Hungary this weekend.